otherwise

Example sentences

• "Otherwise it's hard to identify," he said.

  "Se la'e susar atu identifika," nia dehan.

• Because otherwise, I could have died.

  Tanba se lae, ha'u bele mate ona.

• Don't go outside today as there's a bad wind, otherwise you'll get itchy skin.

  Ohin loron keta sai ba li'ur tanba anin aat, orsida isin katar.

Examples from the 90,000+ sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “otherwise”

• They cheated, otherwise you could have defeated them.Sira nia joga fo'er, lae karik imi mak manán tiha ona sira.
• Only half-fill it with water, otherwise it could spill.Tau bee nanotak de'it, se lae fakar.
• The factory must increase its production, otherwise it can't progress.Fábrika ne'e tenke hasa'e produsaun, se lae sei la la'o ba oin.
• If you buy ice cream, eat it all up straightaway, otherwise it will melt.Karik sosa eskrim han hotu kedas, se lae nabeen.
• I have to force the children to study, otherwise they’d never hold a book.Ha'u tenke obriga labarik sira atu estuda, se lae sira nunka kaer livru.